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An Eastern box turtle was among the burrowing animals that visited the library's summer reading program.

Johnny Depp has confessed his split from Vanessa Paradis was "unpleasant" but said he had been determined to remain strong for the sake of his children.

Advocates of allowing home-schooled students play on public school teams have dubbed legislation allowing it "Tim Tebow bills," after the former NFL quarterback who was home-schooled in Florida.

FILE: Grand Chief Stewart Phillip. Half of Canada's First Nations children are living in poverty, triple the national average, according to a new analysis of census statistics that pegs the cost of easing the problem at $580-million a year.

Michael Jackson's personal chef described for jurors the home lives of the children during the final months of the singer's life and their ongoing grief over their father's death nearly four years ago.

This undated publicity image released by the Sesame Workshop shows characters Murray, left, and Elmo from the children's program "Sesame Street," dressed as park rangers for a segment about national parks.

Children of women who drink moderate amounts of alcohol while pregnant don't appear to have any neurodevelopmental problems when it comes to balance, a new British study suggests.

Yesterday, on "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins", the Family Research Council's daily online talk radio broadcast, 25 year old reality star Josh Duggar of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting? announced that he, has accepted the position of Executive Director of the anti-gay Christian organization FRC.

The proportional share of death and serious injury on the roads involving children aged under five is at the highest level for 10 years, according to a report.

In this Monday, April 23, 2013 photo pediatrician Fyodor Lapiy examines a child before administering him a combined vaccine against diphtheria, whopping cough and tetanus in Children's Hospital No.

Most teenagers mowing lawns, sacking groceries, babysitting or toiling away at other summer work know the importance of showing up on time, being responsible and having a good attitude.

Jesse Daniels, 53, is accused of endangering the welfare of children for the actions he took after catching four boys in the act of vandalizing his father-in-law's home.

"Alex" has blue hair, a green nose and wears a hoodie. He seems like any other inhabitant of "Sesame Street," except his dad is in jail.

Being picked on by your brother or sister may seem like a normal part of growing up, but for some kids the bullying may be a source of depression and anxiety, a new study suggests.

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have five kids, all under 6 years of age. The youngest are 7-month-old twins.

A Boston hospital is starting the world's first hand transplant program for children, and doctors say it won't be long until face transplants and other radical operations to improve appearance and quality of life are offered to kids, too.

And that association holds true for the various types of aggressive behavior studied, both mild and severe, from physical and psychological aggression to property victimization, researchers say.

Dressed casually in a T-shirt, calf-length cargo pants and flip-flops, Nik Wallenda looks no different from many of the hundreds of spectators who have turned out in recent days to watch him practice for his next high-wire act.

The country's highest-rated polo player is passing on his love of the equestrian sport to his small stable of children.

When Joe Schroeder became a father in February, he did something a lot of working men in the United States only dream of: He took off from work for three months to stay home with his wife and newborn daughter, Alma Lucette.